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Furniture Style Glossary: Chair Arms

Chair Arms

Contoured Arms

Arms curve inward.

Associated with the following furniture styles:

• William and Mary

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Curved Arms

Arms curved outward.

Associated with the following furniture styles:

• Hepplewhite
• Victorian
• Art Noveau

Outward Flare Arms

Arms have slight outward curve.

Associated with the following furniture styles:

• Queen Anne
• Colonial
• Georgian
• Chippendale
• Art Noveau

Simple Turning or Flat Arms

Arms are straight with a simple turning or are flat.

Associated with the following furniture styles:

• Early American
• Pennsylvania Dutch
• Chippendale
• Shaker
• Arts and Craft

Slightly Curved

Arms are slighly curved.

Associated with the following furniture styles:

• Robert Adam
• American Empire

Slopes to Front Posts

Arms slope down to meet posts from seat.

Associated with the following furniture styles:

• Jacobean
• Federal
• Sheraton
• Duncan Phyfe Adaptation

Straight

Arms are straight and perpendicular to chair.

Associated with the following furniture styles:

• Early American
• William and Mary
• Pennsylvania Dutch
• Arts and Craft
• Scandinavian Contemporary